SoDak 10/12/24

[BCPanther]

Mark's deal is up after next year. There's no way you can renew and I'm also not interested in paying a buyout.

[Blue42]

Farley standing on the sideline pretending to be thinking deep thoughts about his defensive scheme...while his scheme is being completely shredded on the field.

Because every other coach in the league has seen his film and knows his scheme as well as he does.

It's a charade.

Obviously the secondary is lost trying to play this scheme. Line them up man-to-man and let them play.

[Blue42]

Mark's deal is up after next year. There's no way you can renew and I'm also not interested in paying a buyout.

Nope we don't have the $400k.

And he ain't leaving without it.

If I were him I probably wouldn't either.

[kochrab]

Ok. That was a pretty touchdown throw.

[strike00]

Honestly, just forcing a field goal for one drive would be a win

[lakesbison]

Omg UNI. What happened!!! You guys need to fix this. So weird seeing this out of you

What moves can you make? New QB? New Coach?

[12thFloorBender]

Longest run has been 11 yards today. Ick

[QCPanther05]

I've kind of bit my tongue on the "Farley needs to go" talk, but if this is going to be the norm this season (and I really haven't seen anything besides the Nebraska game to suggest it won't) then I just don't see how Dr. Franklin doesn't at least suggest to Mark to hang it up after this year. I love Coach Farley's passion for the program and the school, but the results haven't been there for a long time. I know he hasn't had the resources his counterparts have had but...enough is enough.

Having said all that, I can see Dr. Franklin trying to give him another off-season and year of full support to see what he can do. I'm just not sold it's going to fix anything right now.

How much rope does this guy need? The team’s been mediocre for well over a decade.

[MVCBeat]

The only thing I keep going back to as I have watched* this season is, "Man, I remember how fun UNI football used to be".

*Lets be real. I am not watching at this point, just checking my phone every once in awhile.

[QCPanther05]

The only thing I keep going back to as I have watched* this season is, "Man, I remember how fun UNI football used to be".

*Let’s be real. I am not watching at this point, just checking my phone every once in awhile.

Neither am I. It’s unwatchable. You can tell how dead the program is just by the lack of posts on here. Even the die hards aren’t watching.

[BCPanther]

Mark isn't the whole problem and you've never ever questioned his want and his work but it's probably time.

Schedule is much better next year. Let him have a farewell tour and let somebody else see if they can make UNI the consistently best non-Dakota in the league.

[pnthr53]

I get calls to donate…..this is what donors are getting….cant blame the big donors from staying away. Want fans in seats…..win….want donors….win….right now we can’t even compete…..ugh

[QCPanther05]

Mark isn't the whole problem and you've never ever questioned his want and his work but it's probably time.

Schedule is much better next year. Let him have a farewell tour and let somebody else see if they can make UNI the consistently best non-Dakota in the league.

Will the new AD have the stones to pull the plug on his life support? Call me skeptical.

[havok58]

Will the new AD have the stones to pull the plug on his life support? Call me skeptical.

His contract expires at the end of the 2025 season, so she won’t get rid of him beforehand. The concern would be if UNI has an above average season in 2025 with a winning record, would she renew his contract again?

I hope not because the last 5 to 10 years has not been the types of seasons that merit a $400,000+ salary. Time to go with a new coach, cheaper and fresh perspectives on offense and defense.

Also maybe look at moving to a different conference in the FCS since the MVFC is too hard for UNI according to some on here.

[QCPanther05]

His contract expires at the end of the 2025 season, so she won’t get rid of him beforehand. The concern would be if UNI has an above average season in 2025 with a winning record, would she renew his contract again?

I hope not because the last 5 to 10 years has not been the types of seasons that merit a $400,000+ salary. Time to go with a new coach, cheaper and fresh perspectives on offense and defense.

Also maybe look at moving to a different conference in the FCS since the MVFC is too hard for UNI according to some on here.

Valid point. End of the contract is probably cleaner. Should “above average” or “winning season” be the standard though? It might be at Indiana State, but is that acceptable now at UNI? Maybe it is. Maybe that’s all we can expect now. Get creamed by the Dakota schools, beat the bottom feeders and a couple non-scholarships in the OOC and pat ourselves on the back for a winning record might be all we can muster now.

Every time I have suggested over the years getting rid of football and pouring that money into basketball, people yell that it will kill the athletic department. “We’ll lose all the big donors, etc!” Will we, though? We are they now, with football? How does football raise the profile on the university in any way in its current form?

The power leagues are just about to blow this whole thing up, leaving FCS football as basically a club sport. I don’t think it’s really that radical to think about getting rid of it entirely at this point and putting the money somewhere else. Plenty of schools have in the past and done just fine (looking at you Gonzaga and WSU). This isn’t a bitter take based on this season. I’ve been saying this for years. Imagine what the money purposed for the dome could do to renovate McCloud, build a practice facility, hire a real basketball coach and staff, create an NIL fund, etc. Those become impactful investments when we are making runs in the tournament every year.